Reciprocity is a bitch.

December 8, 2007 11:57 AM

Tiny Contacts Pony!

Hopefully I didn't miss if this was asked/answered, but is there any way when clicking on someone's profile it can tell is if they have added us as a contact?

It tells you if you've added someone when you look at their profile ( "so-and-so is a contact"), but in order to see if they've added you as a contact, you have to go back to your own profile.

posted by SassHat to feature requests at 11:57 AM (10 comments total)

On the right, under Social, click on the number in "Links to: XX users" and see if your name is there.
posted by languagehat at 12:19 PM on December 8, 2007

in the profile is right next to their handle
posted by jouke at 12:54 PM on December 8, 2007

I'd like to see my mutual contacts separated out. That is, I'd like to see who calls me a contact that I do not call a contact - so I can contact them.
posted by vacapinta at 1:28 PM on December 8, 2007

Jouke, it shows you on their profile if you have added them as a contact, not if they've added you. Languagehat, I know you can check their list of contacts, I just want to know why we can't see right there, under their name:

"Languagehat is your contact | You are a contact of Languagehat."

or, alternately:

"Sasshat is your contact | You are not Sasshat's contact"
posted by SassHat at 3:02 PM on December 8, 2007

Ah, gotcha. Yeah, that would be a nice touch.
posted by languagehat at 3:07 PM on December 8, 2007

Also a tiny pony: The sidebar says someone's been added when in fact they've only been edited. I can't have people thinking I've only just now added loquacious. I promoted him!
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 4:12 PM on December 8, 2007

"A pony is your contact | You are not a pony's contact."
posted by ardgedee at 6:50 PM on December 8, 2007 [1 favorite]

Many of us think this is an excellent idea, and we all support SassHat's suggestion.
posted by Meatbomb at 6:56 PM on December 8, 2007

I would also like a mutual contacts indicator on a profie page like this.
posted by jessamyn at 7:07 PM on December 8, 2007

great idea
posted by Wilder at 3:33 AM on December 9, 2007